Q1: The nurse is admitting an older patient from a nursing home to the medical surgical unit. During the physical examination, the nurse observes a shallow open reddish, pink wound bed without slough on the patient's buttocks (see below). How will the nurse stage this pressure injury?

Q2: A patient with type 2 diabetes is admitted for an outpatient coronary arteriogram. Which information obtained by the nurse is most important to report to the health care provider before the procedure?

Q3: A patient who has had recent cardiac surgery develops pericarditis and complains of level 3 (0 to 10 scale) chest pain with deep breathing. Which of these ordered PRN medications will be the most appropriate for the nurse to administer?

Q4: A patient diagnosed with in the icteric phase (jaundiced phase) With bilirubin, Select the three (3) associated signs and symptoms the nurse expects during this phase?

Q5: The patient with a thoracic aorta aneurysm describes the classic symptoms of this disorder to the nurse. How did the patient describe the symptoms?